The Jakab and Komor Art Nouveau Synagogue, Subotica
Located in the North of Serbia, a few kilometers South of the Hungarian border, I visited a beautiful town called …
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Hôtel Mezzara, 60 Rue Jean de la Fontaine, Paris
Not many people may know this, but there is something important going on behind the scenes in Paris. Art Nouveau …
Art Nouveau in Amsterdam 1895-1910
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may have noticed that I am particularly keen on …
Satamakatu 7, Helsinki’s First Art Nouveau Building
This is a guestblog by Jesse Karjalainen, from helsinkijugendstil.com On Saturday, 30 October 1897, a celebratory party took place in …
Pilot Houses Spuistraat 59-65, Vlissingen
I have been meaning to share these extraordinary Pilot Houses in Vlissingen (Flushing) with you for quite a few years. …
Alphonse Mucha, Master of the Art Nouveau
The Dutch Museum of Lithography is presenting a spectacular exhibition about one of my favorite artists: Alphonse Mucha. For the …
Art Nouveau Tiles in European Collections
In recent years, a few important collections of Art Nouveau tiles have been donated / bequeathed to European museums and …
World Art Nouveau Day 2020
Like they have been doing for quite a few years now, the Réseau Art Nouveau Network (RANN) has announced their …
Hector Guimard’s Paris Métropolitain
When I traveled to Paris in the 1980s as a teenager, I fell madly in love with the Métro entrances. …
Le Pater: Alphonse Mucha’s Masterpiece of Symbolism
In April 2016, I reported about the plans of Century Guild on reprinting Mucha’s Le Pater. Well, that plan was …
